Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Human Rights
Made
6th May 2014
Coming into operation
9th June 2014
The Attorney General:
(a)has, in pursuance of section 8(1) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, issued guidance on international human rights standards in respect of the Department of Justice (functions of the Department(1) exercised by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in respect of conditions of imprisonment);
(b)has, in accordance with section 8(3)(a) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, published that guidance on his website;
(c)has, in accordance with section 8(3)(b) of that Act, laid that guidance before the Assembly(2);
(d)has, in accordance with section 8(1A) and section 8(5A) of that Act, consulted the Advocate General for Northern Ireland(3).
The Attorney General, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(3)(c) of that Act, makes the following Order:
2.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Attorney General’s Human Rights Guidance (Northern Ireland Prison Service – Conditions of Imprisonment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 9th June 2014.
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly(4).
3. The guidance on international human rights standards in respect of the Department of Justice (functions exercised by the Northern Ireland Prison Service in respect of conditions of imprisonment) shall come into operation on the day on which this Order comes into operation.
John F. Larkin QC
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
6th May 2014
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation guidance by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, pursuant to section 8 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004, which was laid before the Assembly on 21 March 2014.
‘Department of Justice’ substituted for ‘Northern Ireland Office’ by paragraph 81(4)(a) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).
‘The Northern Ireland Assembly’ substituted for ‘each house of Parliament’ by paragraph 81(2) of Schedule 14 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976).
Inserted by section 8(9) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2004 and paragraph 7A of Schedule 7 of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.